Researchers have previously suspected a link between gut health and brain function, with animal studies showing that Alzheimer’s can be transferred to young mice through gut microbes. A 2023 study ...

This prospective study in a large cohort of patients examined the use of calprotectin measurement in feces as a diagnostic test to identify clinically significant gastrointestinal findings in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The AGA formulated 11 conditional recommendations to inform the use of biomarkers in the management of Crohn’s ...

Age, fecal calprotectin level, toxin B polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold, immunosuppression, sex, and creatinine levels were identified as independent risk factors for developing recurrent ...

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study appearing in ...

FC, Calprotectin; FL, Lactoferrin; MPO, Myeloperoxidase; CRP, C-reactive-protein; ESR, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ST2, Suppression of tumorigenicity 2, TNFAIP6 ...

Two biomarker tests -- one for blood and the other for stool -- are mainstays in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but gastroenterologists are hoping to gain even more insight from ...